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A hot key is a combination of keys that are held down at the same time to trigger some action or function in a particular program that would typically be done by using the mouse to click through various menus.

Hot keys have been designated in Item Maintenance to provide convenient shortcuts to tasks that are otherwise accessed through menu navigation.

Below is a listing of the hot keys associated with Item Maintenance and Item Inquiry that can be used to perform a specific task within the window.

 Main Window

Hot Key	Description
ALT+A	Press this key to accept the item in Item Maintenance.
ALT+B	Press this key to use the Item Renumber window to renumber the item.
ALT+C	Press this key to cancel the item.
ALT+D	Press this key to delete the item.
ALT+F	Press this key to use the Copy From window when entering a new item.
ALT+L	Press this key to use the Alias Item Maintenance window to view or enter an alias item.
ALT+M	Press this key to use the Item Memo Maintenance window to view, edit, select, or add an item memo.
ALT+O	Press this key to accept the item in Item Inquiry.
ALT+P	Press this key to use the Inventory Item Listing window to print an item listing.
ALT+X	Press this key to use the Item Text Maintenance window to view, edit, or enter an extended item description.
ALT+1-7	Press this key to view each tab.

 

 More Drop-Down Button Options

Hot Key	Description
ALT+G	Press this key to use the Item Pricing Maintenance window to view additional information.
ALT+I	Press this key to use the Internet Item window to view additional information. This window is available only if the eBusiness Manager module is installed and activated.
ALT+L	Press this key to use the Alias Item Maintenance window to view additional information.
ALT+N	Press this key to use the Alternate Item Maintenance window to view additional information.
ALT+O	Press this key to use the Lot/Serial Transaction Inquiry window to view additional information in Item Maintenance.
ALT+E	Press this key to use the Lot/Serial Transaction Inquiry window to view additional information in Item Inquiry.
ALT+R	Press this key to use the Reorder Maintenance window to view additional information.
ALT+S	Press this key to use the Item Sales Promotion Maintenance window to view additional information.
ALT+U	Press this key to use the Price Lookup window to view additional information.
ALT+V	Press this key to use the Item Vendors Maintenance window to view additional information.

 

 Main Tab

Hot Key	Description
ALT+Y	Press this key to use the Lookup window to view multiple vendors available for the current item.

 

 Additional Tab

Hot Key	Description
ALT+Y	Press this key to use the Select Image window to browse for an image.
ALT+Z	Press this key to use view the image for the item.

 

 Quantity Tab

Hot Key	Description
ALT+R	Press this key to use the Reorder Maintenance window to view additional information.
ALT+Y	Press this key to delete an item warehouse record. This hot key is available only if you have the appropriate security setup.
ALT+Z	Press this key to use the Quantity Recap window to view additional information.

 

 History Tab

Hot Key	Description
ALT+H	Press this key to use the Vendor Receipt History window to view additional information.
ALT+Q	Press this key to use the Customer Sales History window to view additional information.
ALT+W	Press this key to toggle between the current warehouse and all warehouses.
ALT+Y	Press this key to toggle between current year history and prior year history.
ALT+Z	Press this key to use the Quantity Transaction History window to view additional information.

 

 Transactions Tab

Hot Key	Description
ALT+Q	Press this key to use the Lot/Serial Transaction Inquiry window to view additional information.
ALT+W	Press this key to toggle between the current warehouse and all warehouses.
ALT+Y	Press this key to use the Search for Transactions window to perform a search.
ALT+Z	Press this key to use the Receipt History Inquiry window to view additional information.

 

 Orders Tab

Hot Key	Description
ALT+Y	Press this key to use the Search for Purchase Orders, Search for Sales Orders, or Search for Work Ticket window to perform a search.
ALT+Z	Press this key to use the Purchase Order Entry, Sales Order Entry, or Work Ticket History Inquiry window to view additional information.

 

 Cost Detail Tab

Hot Key	Description
ALT+W	Press this key to toggle between the current warehouse and all warehouses.
ALT+Y	Press this key to use the Search for Cost Detail window to perform a search.

 

 Reorder Maintenance Window

Hot Key	Description
ALT+E	Press this key to cancel and close this window.
ALT+J	Press this key to clear a row by removing the bin location, reorder information, and setting the reorder method to None.
ALT+K	Press this key to close this window in Item Inquiry.
ALT+T	Press this key to close this window in Item Maintenance.
ALT+9	Press this key to reset a row or all rows in this window.